After Thursday’s sharp breakdown in market breadth, Friday brought a modest recovery. However, the rebound lacked the conviction seen earlier in the week. Beneath the surface, fewer stocks are maintaining key moving average levels, and signs of sustained leadership remain weak. The current trend remains vulnerable, with only limited improvement in breadth indicators.
Recent third-quarter (Q3) 2025 corporate earnings have painted a complex yet largely positive picture for North American equity markets. While robust performances from key sectors, particularly technology, have propelled major U.S. and Canadian indices to new heights, a closer look reveals a landscape of mixed results, with individual company
The financial markets are increasingly flashing warning signs that an economic recession may be on the horizon, prompting investors to re-evaluate their strategies. A confluence of indicators, from inverted yield curves to softening corporate earnings and shifting consumer sentiment, suggests that the robust growth seen in recent years could be
U.S. consumer sentiment plunged to its lowest since 2022, yet wealthy Americans grow more optimistic—highlighting a deepening K-shaped economy driven by AI disruptions, layoffs, and a booming stock market.
Risk-off sentiment dominated Wall Street on Friday, with selling pressure in AI-linked names intensifying and pushing technology stocks toward their worst week since April.
Krugman criticized the Trump administration’s tariff policy for hurting 90 years of efforts that went into U.S. trade liberalization and violating international agreements.
U.S. stock futures rose on Friday after Thursday’s declines. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher. Thursday’s action was part of a broad selloff across Wall Street that saw U.S. stocks settle lower, with the Nasdaq Composite dipping more than 400 points during the session.
The market rebound on November 5 proved short-lived. Just one day later, market breadth sharply deteriorated across virtually all indicators. This sudden reversal reinforces the fragile and uncertain state of the current market environment.
